Number 18 on our list of the most common surnames in 1861 Cornwall is Hocken, also spelt Hockin and Hocking. Several theories used to swirl around the origins of this name but the most likely is that it originally came from an old English name Hocca, the -in being added to make a pet name. … Continue reading 18. Hocken/Hocking
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Michaelstow: stay around or seek new ground? Contrasting lives from a farming community
Michaelstow is one of those often-overlooked farming parishes of north Cornwall, in this case situated just south of the small town of Camelford. In the 1800s its people got their living mainly from the farms of the parish, with little to interrupt the annual round of ploughing, sowing and harvesting as one year segued drowsily … Continue reading Michaelstow: stay around or seek new ground? Contrasting lives from a farming community
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